Video of the event in March 2022 shows a judge handing out medals for participation to a line of young gymnasts, but ignoring the only black girl. A photographer, coach and other officials fail to intervene. A mediation settlement reached with the family involved the judge taking anti-racism training.
Video is damning. Feel so bad for this kid. :(
The way she starts beaming even more the clearer the situation becomes just kills me.
By contrast, I like how the child to her immediate right seems to be wondering why she wasn’t given a medal, and looks around as if she’s hoping to summon someone’s attention to address the problem. She looks too young to twig the reason for the omission, but she sure seems to get that this is not how things should go down.